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Going for the Gold: Using Sports Psychology to Improve Teaching and Learning
Who can resist getting caught up in the enthusiasm of the Olympics, Super Bowl, or NBA playoffs? If you ask most of your first-year students to describe Michael Jordan, Jeff Gordon, or Serena Williams, they
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Teaching Students with Disabilities: A Proactive Approach
Perhaps you have found yourself in the midst of a conflict like one I faced in my introductory psychology class. A student with a documented disability e-mailed me on the day the required, five-page research
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On Taking Attendance
Dr. Bob: I can’t believe it! I am so frustrated lecturing to a half-empty room. What’s wrong with students today? Why don’t they show up for class? Why don’t they want to learn? Dr. Mary
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For the ‘Grader’ Good
College grading first appeared at Yale University in 1783, primarily for ranking students (Milton, Pollio, & Eison,1986) and around the turn of the 20th century, Max Meyer’s (1908) five-letter (A through F) grading scheme began
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Helping Students Do Well in Class: GAMES
I studied so hard for this test, and I still did badly! What can I do?I know that a few students are going to appear at my door with this lament after I return exams
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Technology is not a Toy!
Star Wars’ producer, George Lucas, and former Illinois Governor and presidential candidate, Adlai Stevenson would surely have had a lively conversation if able to discuss the place of technology in education! They would be at
